MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $233.59 to $5,909.25, with a median of $1,994.25. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Rochester, MI MRI BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $233.59 | $497.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB MRI BRAIN/STEM W/O CONTRST | $328.08 | $2,953.00 | 89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation Clinton Twp, MI HB MRI BRAIN/STEM W/O CONTRST | $328.08 | $2,953.00 | 89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI HB MRI BRAIN/STEM W/O CONTRST | $328.08 | $2,953.00 | 89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health System West Bloomfield, MI HB MRI BRAIN/STEM W/O CONTRST | $328.08 | $2,953.00 | 89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $676.48 | $1,208.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $676.48 | $1,208.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $983.92 | $1,757.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $983.92 | $1,757.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O CONTR-MRI | $1,259.44 | $2,249.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O CONTR-MRI | $1,259.44 | $2,249.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O CONTR-MRI | $1,259.44 | $2,249.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O CONTR-MRI | $1,259.44 | $2,249.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,480.08 | $2,643.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,480.08 | $2,643.00 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI MRI Brain w/o Contrast Stroke Protocol | $1,994.25 | $3,988.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $1,994.25 | $3,988.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI MRI Brain w/o Cont Hydrocephalus Screen | $1,994.25 | $3,988.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI MRI Pituitary w/o Contrast | $1,994.25 | $3,988.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI MRI IAC w/o Contrast | $1,994.25 | $3,988.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $3,936.00 | $3,936.00 | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $3,936.00 | $3,936.00 | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $3,936.00 | $3,936.00 | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $3,936.00 | $3,936.00 | — | — source file |
| Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $3,936.00 | $3,936.00 | — | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN/ STEM W/O CONTRAST | $4,146.00 | $5,528.00 | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI MRI BRAIN/ STEM W/O CONTRAST | $4,161.00 | $5,548.00 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $4,271.25 | $5,695.00 | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Inc Commerce Charter Twp, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $4,741.50 | $6,322.00 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,355.00 | $7,140.00 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,355.00 | $7,140.00 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,495.25 | $7,327.00 | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,909.25 | $7,879.00 | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $233.59, median $1,994.25, highest $5,909.25 — a 25.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,936.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An MRI of the brain uses a strong magnet and radio waves, not X-rays, to make detailed pictures of the brain and brain stem. It is used to look into headaches, seizures, dizziness, numbness or other nerve symptoms. This version is done without contrast dye.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan itself. The radiologist's interpretation is often billed separately, and sedation, if needed, is extra.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,509.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMRI Brain w/o Cont Hydrocephalus Screen - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMRI Pituitary w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMRI Brain w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMRI IAC w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMRI Brain w/o Contrast Stroke Protocol - Report | $95.90 | file |